Reinforcement eor the edges of cards and the like



G. B. HECKLINGER.

REINFORCEMENT FOR THE EDGES 0F CARDS ANUTHE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FE8.17.1919.

Patented Dec. 16,1919.

WITNES forcem ent UNITED STATES PATENT onrion GEORGE B. HECKLINGER, OF ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LEONARD warm ame teale01 REINFORCEMENT FOR THE. names or "CARDS Ann THE LIKE.

Spegiiication of I etters Batent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

Application filed February 17, 1919; 'SeriaiNo. 277,435.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. 'I-InoK- LINGER, a citiz enof the United'State's, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reinforcements for the Edges of Cards and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention hasto do with an arrangement for reinforcing or strengthening the edge portions of cards and the like which areprovided with perforations adj acent to said edge portions. More particularly the invention hasreference to the reinof the edge portions of paste board or card board patterns which are used in the manufacture of custom made garments and the like. In order that the features of the invention may be better understood and their significance appreciated, I will first explain that in many tailoring establishments it is the common practice to make up paste board or card board patterns showing the forms to which the cloth should be cut for the different parts of the garment. These patterns are used time after time and day after day during the season, and, consequently, it is necessary to devise or provide some means for filing them or preserving them, so that they will be accessible when needed. The common practice has developed of filing or preserving these patterns on racks on which they are hung. This makes it necessary to provide a perforation near the edge portion of each pattern which will receive the wire or rod of the rack on which it is suspended. It has also become the custom to provide these racks or sup ports with hinged gates or passages which can be swung open by the pressure of the edge of the pattern itself to the perforation in the pattern to be passed over the wire or rod.

In .the ordinary course of operations in such an establishment the edges of the atterns will be driven rather violently against the gates of the racks in the hurry and bustle of things, so that the edge portions of the patterns soon become mutilated and broken through to the perforations. As a result of this fact the percentage of loss of these patterns is very large and the wastage of material and money and labor is accordingly very substantial.

The main object of the present invention isto provide a reinforcement for theedge portions of the patterns in conjunction with the perforations thereof, so that not only will the perforations be protected, but also the entire edge portion of the pattern including the periphery of the perforation will be so reinforced that it will in all probability withstand an entire seasons usage without being broken open.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reinforcement of this character from the use of a single piece of sheet metal or the like which can be very cheaply and economically cut out and formed by very simple operations.

Other objects and uses will appear from a detailed description of the invention which consists in the features of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 shows a-face view of-a pattern for a portion of a vest having applied thereto the features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows a fragmentary section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, being on enlarged scale; and

Fig. 3 shows a simple form of rack and gate having applied thereto a number of patterns, showing the manner in which the same are set onto the rack in the usual course of their use.

In the drawing the pattern is designated in its entirety by the numeral 4. A simple form of rack such as that previously referred to is designated by the numeral 5. This rack is provided with the wire or rod sections 6 and 7, the end portions 8 and 9 of which are brought relatively close together. A gate 10 is shown as being hinged to the end 9 of the section 7 at the point 11 so that the inner end of said gate can be raised in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 3. hen in its lowered position, the gate is supported in any convenient manner as by beveling its end portion, as shown in Fig. 3. The patterns are set into the rack by forcing their edge portions against the lower face of the gate, then moving them over into the position of the patterns 12 in order to allow the gate to be closed, and then, if desired, movmg them into the position of the patterns 13. Any selected pattern can be removed by shifting the groups of patterns back the proper one into position adjacent the gate. 7

lVith the foregoing understanding of the operation of the invention-in mind, it is to be observed that each pattern must be provided with a perforation 14-, as shown in Fig. 1. The edge portion 15 in said figure for a slight distance to each side of the perforation 14: will be subjected to severe wear and usage previously explained. I, there fore, provide a reinforcement for the perforation 14-. and the edge 15, one form of which I will now explain in detail. This particular reinforcement comprises a plate 16 of generally triangular form, as shown in Fig. 1, which is stamped out with a number of prongs or teeth 17 which can be folded over against the front face of the pattern and encircling the perforation, and is also made of such size and shape that its upper edge portion 18 can be folded over against the front face of the edge portion of the pattern. Consequently the prongs 17 will protect and reinforce the perforation while the edge portion 18 will protect and reinforce the edge of the pattern. It is to ie observed that by providing both of the reinforcements for the perforation and for the edge portion from a' common piece of sheet metal a reinforcement for the section of pattern between the perand forth so as to bring...

is also provided 7 so that the .foration and the edge thereof,

thoroughly entire section subject to wear is protected.

I claim:

A pattern of relatively yieldable material having a reinforced opening adjacent to one of its edges and having its edge portion reinforced adjacent to said opening and its face portion reinforced between the opening and said edge portion, said pattern comprising a sheet of cardboard or the like in combination with ametallic reinforcing plate for said edge and opening and face portion, said plate comprising a single piece of metal having its edge portion of maximum and full width and overlapping the edge portion of the pattern to clamp and reinforce the same, said reinforcing plate extending downwardly over the face of the pattern to the opening, and having in its lower portion an opening in registry with the opening of the card board, the edge of said reinforcement opening being serrated and the serrations thereof extending through the opening of the card board sheet and being folded over toward the back face of the card board sheet for the purpose of securing the reinforcing plate in position and reinforcing the pattern opening, substantially as described.

GEORGE B. HECKLINGER. 

